LG CNS moved to target the North American artificial intelligence transformation (AX) market in manufacturing, led by its artificial intelligence (AI)-based smart factory solutions.
LG CNS said on the 20th that it took part in IoT Tech Expo 2026, held in San Jose, California, on the 18th–19th (local time). The event is an exhibition of Internet of Things (IoT) and AI convergence technologies that draws more than 200 global information technology (IT) corporations and about 8,000 industry officials every year.
This year, IBM, SAP and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) operated booths, and Nvidia and Schneider Electric SE joined as conference speakers. Among Korean corporations, LG CNS was the only participant.
At the exhibition, LG CNS showcased the core solutions of its smart factory integrated brand Factova. Factova applies technologies such as AI, big data and the Internet of Things (IoT) across the entire manufacturing process to optimize production operations and make factories intelligent.
Factova MES, the flagship solution, is a manufacturing execution solution that integrates and manages the entire manufacturing flow, reducing inefficiencies and optimizing factory operations by collecting and analyzing data from production sites in real time. It offers functions by process type in modular form for each industry, allowing customers to introduce the features they need first and then expand step by step.
The company also unveiled Factova Control, which integrates management of production equipment data. The solution collects and standardizes equipment data from different manufacturers in real time for integrated control, and it can link with upper-tier operating systems such as MES. It also features an AI-based predictive maintenance function that detects signs of anomalies in advance by analyzing motor current, temperature and vibration data. It is currently applied to more than 100,000 pieces of equipment at manufacturing sites in Korea and abroad.
LG CNS also introduced solutions for industries that require ultra-precision process control, such as semiconductors, displays, aerospace and medical devices. By using fault detection and classification (FDC), statistical process control (SPC) and out-of-control action plan (OCAP) solutions, it can predict process defects in advance and maximize Production yield through data-driven process optimization.
The company also demonstrated Gen AI Safety Environment, an industrial safety service that uses Generative AI. When an on-site worker takes accident photos with a smartphone and leaves a voice memo, Generative AI analyzes them and automatically registers the accident information in the system.
Executive Director Shin Jae-hoon, head of LG CNS's Smart Factory Business Unit, said, "We will ramp up our push into the North American market based on our experience building and operating smart factories and our AX capabilities," and added, "Through LG CNS's wide range of smart factory solutions, we will support even small and midsize manufacturers in implementing AI-based factory intelligence."